Today the Year One children went on a canal walk. They took part in a scavenger hunt and spotted things such as bridges, swans and lifebuoys. They even stumbled across a poppy which tied in really nicely with their learning about Remembrance Day last week. What a nice...
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Lower School
Year 2’s Roman Day 9th December 2020
What did the Romans ever do for us? Year 2 will be finding out when they take part in a Romans Day on Wednesday 9th December. In the morning, there will be drama activities led by an actor from Drama Hut exploring how soldiers marched, Roman Gods, what people ate...
Year One’s Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch
Year One have been learning about the story ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’. They have had a go at creating their own inventions to keep those pesky seagulls away from Mr Grinling’s delicious lunch! They came up with lots of very interesting, wonderful ideas including...
Year 2 Hair-Raising Science!
Year 2's latest science investigation asked the children to use a balloon and the hair on their heads to make tissue paper move without touching it. First they carefully watched Alison carry out the experiment in silence. Then, in groups they investigated different...
Black History Month in Year 2
The children in Year 2 were astonished when they learnt a little about why we celebrate Black History Month. Many fascinating discussions happened in class and the children demonstrated how much they value fairness and how to treat people equally. They enjoyed...
Year One’s Magical Forest School
Last week at Forest School the Year One children made some magic wands! As you can see, they look wonderful and I am sure they will cast lots of mystical, powerful spells!
Year One’s Creepy Poem
It's always a pleasure to see what Year One have been up to, and during our Halloween, they performed this super-spooky poem for us all to enjoy. Get ready to hide behind the sofa! https://youtu.be/9V20P1zW6nc
Green Fingers in Year 2
Today Year 2 got stuck into replanting the Plastic Bottle Hanging Garden outside Big Playschool. The children loved getting their hands dirty to refill each bottle with fresh compost and carefully bed down 2 viola plants. They were fascinated by the tiny white roots...
Year One – Super Smellers!
On Friday the Year One’s took part in a Smell Investigation. They have been learning about the senses in Science as part of their ‘Humans’ topic and had to guess the 6 different things that were inside the cups. The children loved testing out their sense of smell,...
Creative Club Get Sketching
Last night in Creative Club the children took part in some role play and story building games before they had a go at some timed sketching. The children started off only having 10 seconds to draw an object of their choice! They then had 20 seconds and so on, until...